Saturday, December 27, 2025

Business

China Syndrome: Hollywood’s Plan for Asian Bailout Falling Apart as Paramount, Dick Clark Group Deals Have Trouble

Hollywood's quick fix is not working out. The plan was to lure Chinese money in for new investments, but it turns out the Chinese...

Box Office: Wolverine Claws His Way to a Spectacular Finale with $33 Mil Opening Night

Say goodbye to Wolverine. After 17 years Hugh Jackman is hanging up his claws. "Logan" opened to $33 million on Friday night for a...

Met Museum Director Out as Finances Spiral: Will Anna Wintour’s Super Expensive Met Ball Be Next?

Thomas P. Campbell is out as director and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The New York Times has reported this month about...

Variety and Hollywood Reporter Merger? Hot Times in Tinseltown Journalism

Big news in Hollywood today: Janice Min is stepping down from her $2 million a year salary at the Hollywood Reporter as editor in...

Surprise: Jay Z Comes Out a Winner as Sprint Buys 33 Percent Interest in Tidal Streaming Service

Jay Z must be some persuasive negotiator. Sprint--a phone service rarely mentioned by anyone-- has become an investor in his Tidal streaming music service. Well...

Steven Mnuchin May Be A Problem as Treasury Secretary: He Funds TimeWarner Movies, Trump Opposes Company’s Merger with AT&T

Donald Trump wants to appoint Steve Mnuchin as Secretary of the Treasury. But Mnuchin's real job is being one third of RatPac, the company...

RIP Tony Martell, Beloved Record Industry Exec Who Raised Hundreds of Millions for Cancer Research

Tony Martell has died at age 90. This amazing person whose name you may not know raised hundreds of millions of dollars for cancer...

Beatles Producer George Martin’s Estate Worth Much More than $1.5 Mil, Must Be Off Shore

What is the Daily Mail smoking? (Well, I ask myself that a lot.) They report today that the Beatles' producer George Martin, who died...